Blame, Praise, Shrug: Global Media Covers U.S. Torture
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Condemnation of U.S. torture dominated global media, sometimes accompanied by admiration for the political culture that produced the report on the CIA’s past treatment of terrorism suspects.
Reaction to the report released on Dec. 9 by Democrats on the Senate intelligence committee was plastered across the front pages of the world’s newspapers -- or, in some cases, relegated to the middle sections by bigger local stories. The following is a roundup of some of the coverage from outside the U.S.: